Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Responds to Oregon Victory over DOJ

Augusta – Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows released the following statement in response to Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s oral ruling that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot force Oregon to hand over personally identifiable voter data. Maine and Oregon were the first two states sued by the DOJ for refusing the Trump administration’s illegal order. 

“The case in Oregon yesterday showed what we’ve always known: the best way to deal with a bully isn’t to give in, it’s to say hell no. I was proud to tell President Trump and the DOJ to jump in the Gulf of Maine because I will never compromise when it comes to protecting Mainers. I look forward to a similar result in our own case.”